Economic history of Japan
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The economic history of Japan concerns the development of the economy of Japan from ancient times to the present. Early Japanese society was primarily agricultural, although trade with mainland Asia i
Historical GDP per capita development
Jōmon pottery in the Yamanashi museum
Reconstruction of Jōmon period pit-houses in the Aomori Prefecture
Shinju-kyo bronze mirror from Yayoi period excavated in Tsubai-otsukayama kofun, Yamashiro, Kyoto
Meiji era
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The Meiji era was an era of Japanese history that extended from October 23, 1868, to July 30, 1912. The Meiji era dominated the first half of the Empire of Japan, when the Japanese people moved from b
Economic history of Japan
…policy of Sakoku, restricting foreign relations and trade for more than two centuries. The collapse of the Tokugawa shogunate and the reforms of the Meiji era led to rapid industrialization and modernization. By the early 20th century, Japan had developed major industrial sectors, including steel and aircraft…
Emperor Meiji (1872)
The fifteen-year-old Meiji Emperor, moving from Kyoto to Tokyo at the end of 1868, after the fall of Edo
Emperor Meiji c. 1888
Ceremony for the Promulgation of the Constitution by Wada Eisaku, showing the Emperor presenting the Constitution to Prime Minister Kuroda Kiyotaka at a ceremony in the Imperial Palace on 11 February 1889 (Meiji Memorial Picture Gallery)